Christine (musical)

Christine
Music	Sammy Fain
Lyrics	Paul Francis Webster
Book	Pearl S. Buck ; Charles K. Peck Jr.
Basis	My Indian Family by ; Hilda Wernher
Productions	1960 Broadway

Christine is a musical by Pearl S. Buck and Charles K. Peck Jr. (book), Paul Francis Webster (lyrics) and Sammy Fain (music).^[1] It is based on the 1945 novel My Indian Family by Hilda Wernher.^[2] The musical premiered on Broadway in 1960.

Production

Following its out of town tryout at the Erlanger Theatre, it opened on Broadway at the 46th Street Theatre on April 28, 1960 and closed on May 8, 1960, after 12 performances. The show was directed by Jerome Chodorov, with set and lighting design by Jo Mielziner, costumes by Alvin Colt, choreography by Hanya Holm, and dance and vocal arrangements by Trude Rittmann.

The cast featured Maureen O'Hara (Lady Christine FitzSimons),^[3] Nancy Andrews (Auntie), Laurie Archer (Amora), Bhaskar (Rainath), Steve Curry (Krishna), Leslye Hunter (Jaya), Daniel Keyes (Dr.MacGowan), Phil Leeds (Uncle), Morley Meredith (Dr. Rashil Singh), Jonathan Morris (Mohan Roy), Janet Pavek (Sita Roy), Augie Rios (Rajendra), and Barbara Webb (The Matchmaker).

Song list

Source: Internet Broadway database;^[4] AllMusic ^[5]

Act I

"Welcome Song" -- Auntie, Uncle, Rainath, Children and Chorus
"My Indian Family" -- Lady Christine FitzSimons
"A Doctor's Soliloquy" -- Dr. Rashil Singh
"UNICEF Song" -- The Children
"My Little Lost Girl" -- Children and Dr. Rashil Singh
"I'm Just a Little Sparrow" -- Jaya, Auntie, Rajendra, Servants and Children
"We're Just a Pair of Sparrows" -- Lady Christine FitzSimons and Jaya
"How to Pick a Man a Wife" -- Auntie and Uncle
"The Lovely Girls of Akbarabad" -- The Matchmaker and Chorus
"Room in My Heart" -- Lady Christine FitzSimons
"The Divali Festival" -- Rainath, Dancers and Singers
"I Never Meant to Fall in Love" -- Lady Christine FitzSimons and Dr. Rashil Singh

Act II

"Freedom Can Be a Most Uncomfortable Thing" -- Auntie and Friends
"Ireland Was Never Like This" -- Lady Christine FitzSimons and Dancers
"He Loves Her" -- Sita Roy
"Christine" -- Dr. Rashil Singh
"Room in My Heart (Reprise)" -- Lady Christine FitzSimons
"Freedom Can Be a Most Uncomfortable Thing (Reprise)" -- Auntie and Uncle
"The Woman I was Before" -- Lady Christine FitzSimons
"A Doctor's Soliloquy (Reprise)" -- Lady Christine FitzSimons and Dr. Rashil Singh
"I Never Meant to Fall in Love (Reprise)" -- Dr. Rashil Singh and Lady Christine FitzSimons

References

↑ Conn, Peter; Conn, Peter J. (1998-01-28). Pearl S. Buck: A Cultural Biography. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521639897.
↑ Mordden, Ethan (2015-04-07). Open a New Window: The Broadway Musical in the 1960s. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 9781466893467.
↑ Mandelbaum, Ken (1992-08-15). Not Since Carrie: Forty Years of Broadway Musical Flops. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 9781466843271.
↑ " 'Christine' Songs" ibdb.com, accessed November 20, 2016
↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/christine-original-broadway-cast-mw0000658446 "'Christine' Cast Album"] allmusic.com, accessed November 20, 2016

External links

Internet Broadway database

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[1] Conn, Peter; Conn, Peter J. (1998-01-28). Pearl S. Buck: A Cultural Biography. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521639897.

[2] Mordden, Ethan (2015-04-07). Open a New Window: The Broadway Musical in the 1960s. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 9781466893467.

[3] Mandelbaum, Ken (1992-08-15). Not Since Carrie: Forty Years of Broadway Musical Flops. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 9781466843271.

[4] " 'Christine' Songs" ibdb.com, accessed November 20, 2016

[5] ttp://www.allmusic.com/album/christine-original-broadway-cast-mw0000658446 "'Christine' Cast Album"] allmusic.com, accessed November 20, 2016